Middle Tennessee State Football Team History
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Founded: 1911 Stadium: Floyd/Jones Field Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Royal Blue & White Coach: Charles M. Murphy Conference: Ohio Valley-
1966 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Pensacola NAS (FL)
14
12
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Tennessee Martin
10
3
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Western Kentucky
33
9
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Eastern Kentucky
22
20
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
0
5
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Morehead State
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Austin Peay State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Murray State
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ East Tennessee State
0
12
L
Thu., Nov. 24 @ Tennessee Tech
21
14
W
1966 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 160
Scoring Average 16.0
Points Allowed 95
Defense Average 9.5
Opponents Record 5-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.